Donna Soucy
State Primary Election Date To Change
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The Senate Thursday approved moving the state primary date from the second Tuesday in September to the second Tuesday in August.
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The Senate Thursday approved moving the state primary date from the second Tuesday in September to the second Tuesday in August.
There are, sadly, many other states suffering from such violence. We hope it doesn’t happen here, but hope is not enough to prevent such tragedies.
The Senate Finance Committee split down party lines 4-2 Thursday to approve an alternative to the divisive concepts provisions the House included in the state budget package.
What has been called the most expansive school voucher program in the country was included in the Senate’s proposed operating budget by the GOP controlled Senate Finance Committee Wednesday.
Municipalities should be conducting studies and facilitating the creation of mobile 24/7 emergency response crisis intervention teams to handle all situations where people need support and resources.
The committee also added $10 million in general fund money to compensate victims of the Financial Resources Mortgage ponzi scheme more than a decade ago that bilked investors out of an estimated $20 million.
The “divisive concepts” education language now in a budget bill is expected to be amended by Republican leadership Wednesday, but there is no “Racism Lite” language that will be welcome by at least two state senators.
The Senate Finance Committee decided to use tens of millions of dollars in Health and Human Services money that will not be spent this year to increase funding for the Medicaid managed care program in the next biennium.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella is taking action after members of a white supremacist group made online threats against state Rep. Manny Espitia, D-Nashua.